Engelbert B. Born House

Engelbert B. Born House
Location 128 Hill St., Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates 42°31′59″N 85°50′41″W / 42.53306°N 85.84472°W / 42.53306; -85.84472Coordinates: 42°31′59″N 85°50′41″W / 42.53306°N 85.84472°W / 42.53306; -85.84472
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1863 (1863)
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Allegan MRA
NRHP reference # 87000238[1]
Added to NRHP March 12, 1987

The Engelbert B. Born House is a private house located at 128 Hill Street in Allegan, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

History

Englebert B. Born arrived in the United States from Nassau, Germany in 1852. In 1854, he founded the Allegan Wagon and Carriage Factory. The factory prospered, and Born constructed this house in 1863.[2]

Description

The Engelbert B. Born House is a two-story, L-shaped, frame Italianate structure on a masonry foundation. It is sided with clapboard and has paneled pilasters on the corners. The low-pitched hipped roof widely overhangs the walls, and has a cupola at the top.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Peter J. Schmitt; Wesley Blackman; Kenneth Dettloff (1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Allegan Partial Inventory: Historic and Architectural Resources
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